Posted on 01/22/2015 10:37:12 AM PST by Morgana
Interested to learn which Republican currently supports tax-payer funding of abortion—i.e., wants to make you and me pay for abortions.
Where can we see the list of those who voted FOR this?
Important as this particular issue is, there is an underlying much more general one which permeates government and our entire society.
Where is it written in the Constitution that any activity or “service” which is not illegal should be funded by the taxpayer?
It’s not against the law, I want it, ipso facto the “government” should pay for it.
But what happened to the part that banned all abortions after the age of 20 weeks? (when the baby can feel pain) They seemed to drop that part, so that it is still OK to torture and abort them, the Feds are just not going to pay for it.
Looks like it was Hanna of New York...
How much money are they going to continue to give to Planned Parenthood, and other wicked organizations like it, under the guise of “family planning”?
I’d like to see the bill. Do you have a link?
When mentioning "federal system", are they talking about abortions performed in federally run/funded facilities or are they talking about funding mechanisms?
If PP is not considered part of the "federal system" mentioned here then, although this is a step in the right direction, it does not go far enough in stripping those ghouls of funding.
Since they know that Obama would never sign such a bill, I can only conclude the reason for doing this is to give the Dems the ability to shout “Republicans want to ban abortions!” from the rooftops, thereby giving Hillary an edge in 2016.
From another thread...
pro-lifers are also planning a protest outside the offices of GOP House member Renee Ellmers, who led the move to pull the vote on a bill that would ban abortions past 20 weeks.
The news broke last night, that after pressure from some female representatives in the House, Republicans have tabled an expected vote on the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban abortion after 20 weeks. The bill, is supported by a majority of Republican members and all but six GOP members voted for the measure when it came before the House in 2013.
The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Trent Franks had planned on the vote coming today because of the abortion law anniversary.
In a closed-door open-mic session of House Republicans, North Carolina Rep. Renee Ellmers led the effort to pull the pro-life law telling the conference that she believes the bill will cost the party support among millennials, reports the National Journal.
It still won’t get 60 votes in the senate.
Thats crazy, there are NO tax payer funded abortions, Rep. Stupak held his ground and was assured that abortions were off the table, …remember? /sarc
PS: Its not my job to keep score, but I am confident that there is a special place in HELL for that piece of sh1t BART STUPAK ( D) Michigan
Given that in most cases, abortion is an elective, not a necessary medical procedure I can’t understand why any insurance (government or otherwise) program would pay for it. I mean, they don’t pay for nose jobs, do they? Just MHO!
Nice kabuki theater.
Meaningless.
I didn't think so either but now I wonder. Who will be the Democrats who will run in the next election on voting FOR federal dollars to be spent on abortion?
I think there may be enough blue dogs to get to sixty.
It’s a lawless, immoral, unconstitutional bill anyway.
It grants explicit permission in the law to murder babies, ALL OF THEM, as long as it is done on schedule and by their rules.
God says, “you shall not murder.” No exceptions.
And the Constitution absolutely requires equal protection for the right to life of every person, in every jurisdiction. No exceptions.
If it doesn’t stop giving money to Planned Parenthood, it is an empty gesture.
I was referring in my last post to the “fetal pain” bill, by the way.
I can’t say whether this defunding bill is a good bill until I actually see its provisions.
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